maj

See also: Maj, máj, māj, måj, Maj., maj., and máj.

English

Noun

maj (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of maj.

Anagrams

• JAM, JMA, Jam., jam

Albanian

Etymology 1

From Latin Maius.^[1][2] Compare Aromanian maiu, Romanian mai, Greek Μάιος (Máios).

Noun

maj m (definite maji)

1. May

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) muaj; janar, shkurt, mars, prill, maj, qershor, korrik, gusht, shtator, tetor, nëntor, dhjetor ^{(Category: sq:Months)}

References

1. Schumacher, Stefan, Matzinger, Joachim (2013) Die Verben des Altalbanischen: Belegwörterbuch, Vorgeschichte und Etymologie (Albanische Forschungen; 33) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, page 213
2. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “maj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 241

Etymology 2

From Proto-Albanian *mazdnja, a deverbative based on Proto-Indo-European *mazd- (“feeding”),^[1] whence also German mästen (“to fatten”), Sanskrit मेदस् (médas, “fat, flesh”).

Alternative forms

• mâj — Gheg

Verb

maj (aorist majta, participle majtur)

1. to feed
2. to fatten

Derived terms

• majmë

References

1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “maj ~ mâj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 504

Etymology 3

From Latin malleus.^[1] Compare Romanian mai, Italian maglio.

Noun

maj m (plural maji, definite maja, definite plural majat)

1. hammer

Derived terms

• majëtor
• majth

 

References

1. Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “maj”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 241

Further reading

• Bardhi, Frang (1635) Dictionarium Latino Epiroticum (overall work in Latin and Albanian), page 53: “malleus — mai”

Etymology 4

Verb

maj needs inflection

1. Gheg form of mbaj (“to hold”)

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maj/, [mɑj]
• Rhymes: -ajˀ, -aj

Noun

maj c

1. May (the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) måned i den gregorianske kalender; januar, februar, marts, april, maj, juni, juli, august, september, oktober, november, december
  Obsolete words: glugmåned, blidemåned, tormåned, fåremåned, ?, ?, ormemåned, høstmåned, fiskemåned, liljemåned, slagtemåned, kristmåned ^{(Category: da:Months)}

French

Noun

maj m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of maj.

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *bań.

Noun

maj

1. fat, butter, oil

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “maj”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Mokilese

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *mata (“eye”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *mata (“eye, center, most important part”), from Proto-Austronesian *maCa (“eye, center, most important part”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmac/

Noun

maj

1. eye
2. face
3. spearhead

Possessive forms

singular possessor	first person		mijoaioa
	second person		mijoamwen
	third person		mijoa
dual possessors	first person inclusive		mijasa
	first person exclusive		mijama
	second person		mijamwa
	third person		mijara
plural possessors	first person inclusive		mijasai
	first person exclusive		mijamai
	second person		mijamwai
	third person		mijarai
remote plural possessors	first person inclusive		mijahs
	first person exclusive		mijemi
	second person		mijemwi
	third person		mijahr
construct form			mijen

Possessive forms of maj (tight inalienable possession, oa/a stem)

Derived terms

• majkilahs

External links

• Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary – *maCa

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

maj

Wikipedia ^pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Maius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaj/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aj
• Syllabification: maj
• Homophone: Maj

Noun

maj m inan (related adjective majowy)

1. May (month)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	maj	maje
genitive	maja	majów
dative	majowi	majom
accusative	maj	maje
instrumental	majem	majami
locative	maju	majach
vocative	maju	maje

Declension of maj

Derived terms

nouns

• majówka

 

verbs

• maić impf

 

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) miesiące kalendarza gregoriańskiego; styczeń, luty, marzec, kwiecień, maj, czerwiec, lipiec, sierpień, wrzesień, październik, listopad, grudzień ^{(Category: pl:Months)}

Further reading

• maj in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• maj in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mâj/

Noun

mȁj m (Cyrillic spelling ма̏ј)

1. May

   Synonym: (Croatia) svȋbanj

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	maj	majevi
genitive	maja	majeva
dative	maju	majevima
accusative	maj	majeve
vocative	maju	majevi
locative	maju	majevima
instrumental	majem	majevima

Declension of maj

Derived terms

• màjskī

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) m(j)eseci gregorijanskog kalendara; januar/siječanj, februar/veljača, mart/ožujak, april/travanj, maj/svibanj, jun/juni/lipanj, jul/juli/srpanj, avgust/august/kolovoz, septembar/rujan, oktobar/listopad, novembar/studeni, decembar/prosinac ^{(Category: sh:Gregorian calendar months)}

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [maj]

Verb

maj

1. second-person singular imperative of mať

Slovene

Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:

maj

Wikipedia ^sl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /màːj/

Noun

máj m inan

1. May

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	máj
gen. sing.	mája
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	máj	mája	máji
genitive (rodȋlnik)	mája	májev	májev
dative (dajȃlnik)	máju	májema	májem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	máj	mája	máje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	máju	májih	májih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	májem	májema	máji

Coordinate terms

• (Gregorian calendar months) méseci gregorijánskega koledárja; jánuar, fébruar, márec, apríl, máj, júnij, júlij, avgúst, septêmber, október, novêmber, decêmber

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maj/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aj
• Homophone: mig (Scania)

Noun

maj c

1. May (month)

   Synonyms: blomstermånad, lövmånad

Derived terms

• majen (definite form for maj)
• majmånad
• majmånaden (definite form for maj)

See also

• jan - feb - mar - apr - maj - jun - jul - aug - sep - okt - nov - dec

Anagrams

• jam

Vilamovian

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

maj m

1. May

Vlax Romani

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian mai.^[1]

Particle

maj

1. -er, more; forms comparative adjectives and adverbs.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}
2. follows the definite article to form the superlative^[2][4][5]

References

1. Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “maj”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 173a
2. Ronald Lee (2005) “Lesson eleven”, in Learn Romani: Das-dúma Rromanes, reprint edition, Hatfield: University of Hertfordshire Press, published 2017, →ISBN, pages 166-168
3. Marcel Courthiade (2009) “maj²³”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 232a
4. Marcel Courthiade (2009) “Morfológiai függelék [Morphological survey]”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 479
5. Yūsuke Sumi (2018) ニューエクスプレスプラス　ロマ（ジプシー）語 [New Express Plus Romani (Gypsy)] (in Japanese), Tokyo: Hakusuisha, published 2021, →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 96-97

Welsh Romani

Pronoun

maj (emphatic maja)

1. I

   Synonym: me

References

• “maj” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Zay

Etymology

Cognate to Silt'e መዪ (mayi).

Noun

maj

1. water

References

• Initial SLLE Survey of the Zway Area by Klaus Wedekind and Charlotte Wedekind, SIL International 2002 (sil.org)